Literary-art Events in Nottingham

Check out happening literary-art events all around Nottingham, EN

An Evening with Mary Beard - St Mary's Church, Nottingham

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 22

Tom A Smith live at The Bodega

Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm The Bodega

Seas of Mirth, Zopp and special guests

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm Rough Trade Nottingham

An Evening with Patrick Gale - Nottingham

 Fri, 29 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

An Evening with Sarah Wynn-Williams - Nottingham

 Mon, 02 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 15

WOMEN IN PUNK

 Fri, 06 Mar at 10:00 am Rough Trade Nottingham GBP 12

Jennifer Cox and Sam Parker in Conversation - Nottingham

 Tue, 03 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

An Evening with James Hunt - Nottingham

 Thu, 12 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

An Evening with Christie Watson - Nottingham

 Mon, 16 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

BAD BETTY LIVE MARCH 20TH

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:30 pm New Art Exchange GBP 7 to 16

Crime & Thriller Panel: C.M. Ewan, T.M. Logan and C.L. Taylor - Nottingham

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 6

An Evening with Hallie Rubenhold - Nottingham

 Thu, 02 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 15

An Evening with Adrian Tchaikovsky - Nottingham

 Tue, 31 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 29

Dog Man Comic Workshop - Nottingham

 Sat, 04 Apr at 02:00 pm Waterstones GBP 7 to 8

Dog Man Comic Workshop - Nottingham

 Sat, 04 Apr at 10:30 am Waterstones GBP 7 to 8

An Evening with Cecile Pin - Nottingham

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

A Girl's Guide to Spying Interactive Workshop - Nottingham

 Thu, 02 Apr at 03:00 pm Waterstones GBP 4 to 12

MIRANDA SYKES and JIM CAUSLEY

 Sun, 17 May at 07:30 pm Poppy and Pint

Women's Prize Shortlist Event - Nottingham

 Thu, 14 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 10

An Evening with Elly Griffiths - Nottingham

 Fri, 20 Feb at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 26

Tenx9 Nottingham

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:00 pm Broadway Cinema, Broad Street, Nottingham, UK Free

An Evening with Catriona Ward - Nottingham

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

SHANSHULA +Q&A + Live music

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Nottingham Contemporary GBP 0 to 6

Film Screening: Linton Kwesi Johnson’s Dread Beat & Blood

 Sat, 14 Mar at 06:00 pm New Art Exchange Free

NTU Arts Showcase: Halfway Highlights

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm Metronome

BAD BETTY LIVE APRIL 17TH

 Fri, 17 Apr at 06:30 pm New Art Exchange GBP 7 to 16

Jay Morton LIVE: Nottingham

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm Albert Hall GBP 17 to 56

Professor Rory Waterman’s Inaugural Lecture

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm Lecture Theatre 4, Newton Building Free

Heartwood Poetry Open Mic

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:30 pm Nottingham Playhouse Lounge Bar GBP 3 to 5

BAD BETTY LIVE MAY 15TH

 Fri, 15 May at 06:30 pm New Art Exchange GBP 7 to 16

Queer the Shelves 2026

 Sat, 27 Jun at 10:00 am Nottingham Central Library GBP 22

Paediatric Rheumatology Research Day

 Mon, 16 Mar at 09:30 am Postgraduate Education Centre (underneath the QMC Tram Stop) Free

An Evening with T. M. Logan - Nottingham

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

Design Your Own Monster with Alex Foulkes! - Nottingham

 Fri, 03 Apr at 11:00 am Waterstones GBP 4 to 12

Poets Off The Endz

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm New Art Exchange Free

Full circle poetry open mic live from the Cock and Hoop 19th of February

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:30 pm Cock & Hoop GBP 6

Donut Squad: Create Your Own Comic Workshop!- Nottingham

 Mon, 16 Feb at 02:30 pm Waterstones GBP 3

An Evening with James Alistair Henry - Nottingham

 Mon, 16 Feb at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 14

Ghostwatch + Q&A

 Thu, 19 Mar at 08:00 pm Broadway Cinema

Masterclass with Nick Makoha: The Black Ekphrastic Mode

 Fri, 15 May at 02:00 pm New Art Exchange GBP 12 to 17

Tidy

 Sat, 28 Feb at 03:00 pm Lakeside Arts

GOBS Poetry Book Club: Alex Mazey – Ghost Lives: Cursed Edition

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Nottingham Central Library Free

Tentacles Poetry Workshops: Spring 4-week course 2

 Mon, 09 Mar at 07:00 pm Nottingham Playhouse Free

An Evening with Venetia Constantine - Nottingham

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

GOBS Poetry Book Club: Adam Kammerling's Seder

 Sat, 21 Feb at 11:00 am Nottingham Central Library Free

An Evening with Rebecca Coxon - Nottingham

 Tue, 10 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

BGJ Writing Academy | Writing Residential

 Fri, 27 Mar at 11:00 am Malvern House GBP 272

An Evening with Tobi Coventry and Avery Curran - Nottingham

 Wed, 18 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

World-building: The Next Steps

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:15 am Nottingham Central Library GBP 6 to 12

Write Queer Nottingham - February

 Mon, 16 Feb at 04:30 pm Nottingham Central Library GBP 4 to 9

Diamonds and Rust Poetry with Hannah Norris

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:30 pm Nottingham Central Library GBP 5 to 9

SOLD OUT - The Delines + Chris Eckman

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Metronome

Bad Betty Poetry Masterclass

 Fri, 20 Mar at 02:00 pm New Art Exchange GBP 12 to 17

An Evening with Elinor Cleghorn - Nottingham

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 26

GOBS Poetry Book Club: Kostya Tsolakis' Greekling

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am Nottingham Central Library Free

Small Island at Nottingham Playhouse

 Sat, 16 May at 01:30 pm Nottingham Playhouse GBP 12

An Evening with Rory Carroll - Nottingham

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 26

Donut Squad: Create Your Own Comic Workshop!- Nottingham

 Mon, 16 Feb at 11:00 am Waterstones GBP 3

Masterclass with Isabelle Baafi

 Fri, 17 Apr at 02:00 pm New Art Exchange GBP 12 to 17

Discussion of Persuasion by Jane Austen

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Broadway Cinema

Tentacles Poetry Workshops: Summer 4-week course

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Nottingham Playhouse Free

GOBS Poetry Book Club: Sharon Creech – Love That Dog

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am Nottingham Central Library Free

Tentacles In-Person Poetry Workshops: Course 2

 Wed, 06 May at 06:00 pm Nottingham Central Library Free

GOBS Poetry Book Club: Keith Jarrett – Hide Me Under the Blood...

 Sat, 23 May at 11:00 am Nottingham Central Library Free

John Newling in Conversation

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm Beam - Art, Books & Coffee Free

Nottingham Writers' Studio Daytime Social

 Fri, 13 Feb at 11:00 am Nottingham Central Library Free

Rock and Roll with Ruby Amy Thompson - Nottingham

 Tue, 31 Mar at 11:00 am Waterstones GBP 4 to 12

Physiotherapy Management of Temporomandibular Disorders.

 Sat, 18 Apr at 09:30 am Queen's Medical Centre GBP 395

DIY Poets Quarterly Showcase - On Tour

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:30 pm Bakersfield Community Centre Free

Professional Visit (Nottingham City Professionals only)

 Wed, 18 Feb at 02:30 pm Wellbeing Hub Nottingham Free

Nottingham Writers' Studio Evening Social

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm Nottingham Central Library Free

Professional Visit (Nottingham City Professionals only)

 Fri, 20 Feb at 09:30 am Wellbeing Hub Nottingham Free

SPACE TO WRITE

 Sat, 05 Jul at 02:00 pm Nottingham Central Library GBP 0 to 3

Lucca Mae - Live @ Billy's

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Billy Bootleggers Nottingham (formerly Percy Picklebackers)